Two dead in Mayo road crash

Two people have been killed following  a road collision in the early hours of this morning in Co Mayo.

Two people have been killed following  a road collision in the early hours of this morning in Co Mayo.

The collision happened shortly after 5 am on the  R321 Kiltimagh to Bohola road.

Two people, believed to be males, were fatally injured when the car they were travelling in left the road and went on fire.

The road has been closed pending a Garda investigation. Both bodies will be taken to Castlebar Hospital.

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